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February 2012

• How Green Are Today's Modular Homes?
  Living Green Magazine, Brian Kell, 2/29/12
• Revisiting Modern Prefab
  Residential Architect, Meghan Drueding, 2/22/12
• San Francisco's Smallest Legal Apartments Inspired by Airstream
  Huffington Post, Kirsten Dirksen, 2/21/12
• Airstream-Inspired Apartments Offer Tiny Luxury Homes on a Budget
  TreeHugger, Sami Grover, 2/21/12
• Watch: Small equals smart for San Francisco housing developer
  MotherNatureNetwork, Matt Hickman, 2/21/12

January 2012

• Zero Net Energy: The Future of Green Building
  PG&E Currents, Jonathan Marshall, 1/27/12

December 2011

• ZETA Communities Net Zero Possible in Modular Housing
  Modular Home Builder, Staff, 12/13/11
• ZETA Completes Affordable NZE Homes
  Jetson Green, Preston Koerner, 12/13/11
• Big Lift for Recycling Center
  ElCerritoPatch.com, Charles Burress, 12/3/11
• Innovative Buildings - Tierra Del Sol Affordable ZNE Homes, Stockton California
  ZNE Action Bulletin - Progress Towards Zero Net Energy Buildings, Staff, November/December 2011

November 2011

• ZETA CREATES GREEN MODULAR BUILDINGS
  USGreentechnology.com, YaShekia King, 11/30/11
• Stockton's first net-zero homes intended to save energy
  RecordNet.com, Katie Combs, 11/22/11
• The Growing Trend in Low- Energy Home Building
  Bilingual Weekly, Mayra Barrios, 11/15/11
• What This Year's Business Trends Forecast for 2012
  BuilderOnline.com, John Caulfield, 11/3/11
• 7 Billion - Global population hits another number with many zeroes in it
  HousingRevolution.org, Kim Green, 11/3/11
• As Population, Consumption Rise, Builder Goes Small
  NPR, Christopher Joyce, 11/1/11

October 2011

• Made in the USA
  DWELL, Staff, October 2011
• Start Ups Rise Quickly With Innovative Business Models
  Builder Online Blog, Boyce Thompson, 10/6/11
• Students at Tierra Pacifica Charter School say their new green classroom is 'amazing'
  Santa Cruz Sentinel, Jessica Pasko, 10/2/11

September 2011

• Zeta Communities Builds Energy-efficient Room
  Sacramento Business Journal, Melanie Turner, 9/29/11
• First Green Classroom in Action
  KSBW - Channel 8, Phil Gomez, 9/27/11
• School Watch
  KSBW - Channel 8, Phil Gomez, 9/26/11
• Tierra Pacifica Unveils Classroom of the Future
  Santa Cruz Patch, Brad Kava, 9/26/11
• ZETA Communities completes new weight room at middle school
  Sacramento Bee, Rick Daysog, 9/26/11
• ZETA Factory and Installation
  Zero Resource, Staff, 9/9/11
• New Kids On The Block
  Builder Magazine, John Caulfield, 9/9/11
• The Future of Green
  Moen.com, Cati O'Keefe, September 2011
• Permanent Modular Construction 2011 Annual Report
  Modular Building Institute, Staff, 2011
• Cutting-Edge, Green Modular Classrooms
  MBI and BD+C Modular Advantage, Staff, Winter 2011

August 2011

• Wanna know who really benefits from prefab housing?
  Core77 Design Magazine & Resource, Staff, 8/29/11
• How are Prefab Homes Built in a Factory?
  Jetson Green, Preston Koerner, 8/19/11
• Stockton Goes for Net Zero
  Builder & Developer Magazine (page 18), Staff, August 2011
• Energy-neutral home builders are experiencing a net gain
  San Francisco Business Times, Lindsay Riddell, 8/12/11
• Sustainable Modular Design
  School Construction News, Ahavah Revis, July – August 2011 (no link available)

July 2011

• Green Economy Grows in Fair Oaks - Clean projects save energy and money
  Fair Oaks Patch, Seth Sandronsky, 7/27/11
• Deconstruct construction - ZETA Communities helps rebuild the building industry
  Sacramento News & Review, Seth Sandronsky, 7/21/11
• Market Ready Modular (pages 54-55)
  Green Builder Magazine, Tux Turkel, July 2011

June 2011

• Factory-Made Net-Zero Homes in California
  GreenBuildingAdvisor.com, Richard Defendorf, 6/29/2011
• Large-Scale Net Zero
  Green Builder Magazine, Cati O'Keefe, 6/27/2011
• ZETA breaks ground on net-zero-energy community
  Sustainable Industries, Sarah Stroud, 6/17/2011
• ZETA Fabricates Homes for NZE Project
  Jetson Green, Preston Koerner, 6/17/2011
• Mixed Greens: OPower Wants to Save a Terawatt Hour, ZETA Homes Pick up Steam and More
  Greentech Media, Katherine Tweed, 6/16/2011
• California city to get green prefab housing
  CNET – Green Tech, Candace Lombardi, 6/16/2011
• Zeta begins work on California net-zero energy project
  Sustainable Business Oregon / Portland Business Journal, Staff, 6/15/2011
• All in the (multi)family: Tierra del Sol
  MotherNatureNetwork, Matt Hickman, 6/15/2011
• Zeta begins work on net zero energy project
  Sacramento Business Journal, Melanie Turner, 6/14/2011
• ZETA Communities announces 'net zero energy' development
  Sacramento Bee, Mark Glover, 6/14/11
  Also ran on: The Modesto Bee
• Totally Modular
  Comstock's Magazine, Joanna Corman, June 2011

May 2011

• Why Green Retrofits Should Become a Big Business
  GreentechMedia, Michael Kanellos, 05/25/2011

April 2011

• Sustainable Modular Classrooms
  School Planning & Management, Tom Hardiman, April 2011

March 2011

• Making Net Zero Energy a Reality
  Multi-Housing News, Erika Schnitzer, 03/31/2011

February 2011

• Zero-Energy Homes for the Masses
  Urban Land Magazine, Patricia Kirk, 02/03/2011

January 2011

• ZETA looks to build in Oregon, expand in Northwest
  Sustainable Business Oregon, Christina Williams, 01/27/2011
• Modular firm is expanding from Bay Area into Seattle
  Daily Journal of Commerce, Katie Zemsteff, 01/24/2011
• Not your father's double-wide - Prefab homes poised to take off in recovery
  USA TODAY, Wendy Koch, 01/17/2011
• The New Math. Net Zero Represents the Ideal in Energy-Efficient Buildings
  Tax Credit Advisor, January 2011

October 2010

• Innovation and Inspiration Converge at Clean Tech Showcase
  Sacramento Press, Clare Price, 10/29/10
• Green schools: A new trend?
  MotherNatureNetwork, Melissa Hincha-Ownby, 10/11/10
• California Gets Instant, Eco-Friendly School Buildings
  Fast Company, Ariel Schwartz, 10/7/10
• USGBC, Serious Materials and More Launch Green School Projects
  GreenerBuildings.com, Leslie Guevara, 10/7/10
  Also ran on: Reuters
• The Sun Rises on Green Schools
  GreenBiz.com, Rob Watson, 10/7/10
  Also ran on: Reuters
• Zeta Communities to build green school buildings
  Sacramento Bee, Rick Daysog, 10/7/10
• Zeta lands first school construction deal
  San Francisco Business Times - Bay Area Biz Talk Blog, Lindsay Riddell, 10/6/10

September 2010

• Prefab Agenda - eBook
  Robert Mendels, 9/8/10
• The Problem With Ethanol, California's New EE Standard, and More
  Greentech Media, Michael Kanellos, 9/1/10

August 2010

• 'Net-zero' movement aims to construct a world where buildings generate as much energy as they use
  San Francisco Business Times, Lindsay Riddell, 8/27/10
• Blu Homes Relaunches Green Homes
  Greentech Media, Michael Kanellos, 8/24/10
• Exploratorium to Make Energy - goal is to power it new museum
  San Francisco Business Times, Lindsay Riddell, 8/20/10 (link no longer available)
  Also at: Sustainable Business Oregon
• Living Green In America : Energy Efficient Housing Options Growing
  Green Earth News, Lisa Martin, 8/6/10
• Modular Net-Zero-Energy Townhouses
  Urban Land Magazine, Will Macht, July / August 2010

July 2010

• Home Front: Housing project near light-rail station is pitched
  Sacramento Bee, Jim Wasserman, 7/30/10
• Preliminaries Underway for Another Zeta Project
  Green Building Advisor, Richard Defendorf, 7/24/10
• Zero-energy community proposed for R Street
  Sacramento Business Journal, Michael Shaw, 7/23/10
• ZETA Communities Gets $5M Equity Infusion from Black Coral Capital
  Multi-Housing News, Barbra Murray, 7/14/10
• ZETA Communities Gets a Boost for Net-Zero Modular Green Homes
  Fast Company, Ariel Schwartz, 7/14/10
• Zeta nets $5 million more
  San Francisco Business Journal, Lindsay Riddell, 7/13/10
• ZETA Communities secures $5 million in private equity financing
  Sacramento Bee, Rick Daysog, 7/13/10
  Also at: Modesto Bee
• The big thinking in condos now is to get small -Urban dwellers get by in new projects where 600 square feet is spacious
  MSNBC.com, Jane Hodges, 7/8/10

June 2010

• ZETA Aims at Net Zero Projects and Communities
  Automated Builder, Robert Mendel, June 2010
• San Francisco AIA design winners announced
  Los Angeles Times, Roselle Curwen, 6/11/10
• Green Biz Awards - Zeta's pre-fabricated homes set new standard - Pioneer of 'net-zero' home tracks energy use with software
  San Francisco Business Times, Lindsay Riddell, 6/11/10

May 2010

• Micro Green Prefab Units in California?
  Jetson Green, Preston Koerner, 5/25/2010
• SF's Presidio Trust Completes First Phase of Stewardship and Sustainability Center
  Daily Pacific Builder, Robert Carlsen, 5/24/2010
• Tiny Prefab Living in San Francisco Apartment Building
  RentedSpaces.com, Tammy Strobel, 5/21/2010
• Tiny prefab units promote eco-friendly building
  San Francisco Chronicle, Robert Selna, 5/18/10
• Seed lab sprouts up at Presidio Park nursery
  San Francisco Examiner, John Upton, 5/18/10
• Student housing builder has S.F. plans
  San Francisco Business Times, Blanca Torres, 5/7/10

April 2010

• ZETA Communities Feature Segment
  HouseSmarts TV, ABC, Lou Manfredini, 4/24/10
• Americans rebuild for the 'new urban century'
  CNN Living, John Blake, 4/1/10

March 2010

• The Next Generation of Green
  SF Business Times, Jennifer Roberts, 3/19/10
• Oakland home uses zero net energy
  ABC, Richard Hart, 3/14/10
• Zero Net Energy Live/Work Showcase Opens Doors to Public
  GreenerBuildings.com, Leslie Guevarra, 3/11/10
• Green businesses sprouting at closed former California Air Force bases
  U.S. Air Force (official web site), Susan Wolbarst, 3/1/10

February 2010

• ZETA Communities Indoor airPLUS and Net Zero Energy Townhouse
  Indoor Air Plus Update, Emily Norton, 2/25/10
• A Net-Zero Townhouse in Oakland
  Green Building Advisor, Ann V. Edminster, 2/18/10

January 2010

• Silicon Valley tech leaders are reinventing themselves for a cleantech revolution
  San Jose Mercury News, Scott Duke Harris, 1/30/10
• Road to Recovery: Sacramento area aims to be green tech center
  Sacramento Bee, Jim Downing, 1/18/10
• Kevin Surace's Comments on ZETA at 2010 Democratic Caucus Job Summit
  Serious Materials, Kevin Surace, 1/14/10

December 2009

• The Top Ten in Green Building in 2009
  Greentech Media, Michael Kanellos, 12/29/09
• Home built at McClellan wins energy honor
  Sacramento Bee, Staff, 12/24/09
• 4 Green Building Trends to Watch in 2010
  Earth2Tech / GigaOM, Justin Moresco, 12/23/09
• ZETA Communities wins green award for affordable, zero-energy townhome
  USA Today (Green House Blog), Wendy Koch, 12/23/09
• Standard Bearers - The 2009 Green Builder Home of the Year Awards
  Green Builder, Cati O'Keefe, December 2009
• Builders Zero In on New Goal of Energy-Neutral Housing
  Wall Street Journal, Jim Carlton, 12/23/09
• Clayton Homes joins prefab green building boom with $45,000 eHome
  USA Today, Wendy Koch, 12/9/2009
• Green, Prefab Housing Gains Momentum
  Multifamily Executive, Rachel Azoff, 12/3/2009
• ZETA Communities Introduces Modular Homes and Commercial Buildings that are Affordable and Net Zero Energy Today
  Automated Builder, Chris Butler, December 2009

November 2009

• Sacramento area emerges as epicenter for 'zero-energy' construction
  The Sacramento Bee, Leora Broydo Vestel, 11/29/2009
• Green modular homebuilder thinks outside the box
  Sacramento Business Journal, Michael Shaw, 11/13/2009
• San Francisco's truly green greenhouse
  Mother Nature Network, Matt Hickman, 11/10/2009
• Green Home Builder ZETA Readies Energy Management System to Achieve Net Zero
  Earth2Tech / GigaOM, Justin Moresco, 11/2/2009

October 2009

• Zeta Communities opens Sacramento hub
  Sustainable Industries, Charles Redell, 10/19/09
• Sustainable Urbanism: California Models for Redeveloping the Inner City
  Urban Land Magazine, Elizabeth "Libby" Seifel, October 2009

September 2009

• ZETA Communities Opens Net Zero Energy Housing Manufacturing Factory in Sacramento
  Daily Pacific Builder, Robert Carlsen, 9/30/09
• Green Jobs
  Green$ense Radio, Robert Colangelo, 9/26/09
• Green homebuilder to open Sacramento factory
  San Francisco Business Times, Lindsay Riddell, 9/25/09
• Playing catch up: building bonanza
  Mother Nature Network, Matt Hickman, 9/25/09
• Zeta Opens a Factory, Continues Prefab Quest
  GreenBuildingAdvisor.com, Richard Defendorf, 9/21/2009
• Zeta Communities Opens Massive Net-Zero Modular Green Home Factory
  Fast Company, Ariel Schwartz, 9/21/09
• Environmentally Friendly Prefabricated Homes
  East Bay Express, Phil Marshall, 9/21/09
• The Zero Energy Home
  Greentech Media, Michael Kanellos, 9/21/09
• Modular Home Builder Zeta Opens Its First Factory
  Greentech Media, Michael Kanellos, 9/21/09
• Zeta to Mass-Produce Efficient Homes
  New York Times (Green Inc. Blog), Leora Broydo Vestel, 9/18/09
• Future Files - Homes of the Future: Green and Easy to Afford
  News 12 Long Island, Elizabeth Hashagen, 9/9/09
• Zeta Communities build prefabricated "green" homes that generate as much energy as they use
  MachineDesign.com, Stephen J. Mraz, 9/8/2009
• Modular makes net-zero living an affordable reality
  Modular Building Institute, Audra Book, 9/1/09

August 2009

• Prefab homes continue to evolve
  The Arizona Republic, Peter Corbett, 8/29/09
• Zeta Communities: Net Zero Energy Urban Prefabs That May Actually Work
  TreeHugger.com, Lloyd Alter, 8/17/09
• A to ZETA - Never seen a net-zero energy, prefabricated multifamily home be installed? Today's your lucky day.
  Mother Nature Network, Matt Hickman, 8/17/09
• Green Prefab Townhomes Hit Oakland
  Jetson Green, Preston Koerner, 8/14/09
• Q&A: There is No Price Penalty for Living Green and Carbon-Neutral
  Multi-Housing News, Erika Schnitzer, 8/4/09

July 2009

• The Elusive Green Economy
  The Atlantic, Joshua Green, July / August 2009
• Clayton Homes Brings Energy Efficiency, Modular Design to Multi-Family Homes
  Fast Company, Ariel Schwartz, 7/29/09
• Zeta Communities- Net Zero Modular Green Building
  Green Plumbing Technology, Paul Gerrard, 7/28/09
• Zeta is a Massive Step in the Right Direction
  Coming Unmoored, Stephanie Reiley, 7/27/09
• Zero-energy homes being built in San Francisco
  The Clark Howard Show, Clark Howard, 7/20/09

Q1 & Q2 2009

• Will Green Prefab Find Its Way?
  GreenBuildingAdvisor.com, Richard Defendorf, 6/30/09
• Agriculture Democrats Ready To Support Energy Bill
  Apollo Alliance Daily Digest, Christopher Greenspan, 6/24/09
• It Goes To Zero (The New Eleven)
  SocketSite.com, Staff, 6/23/09
• Startup's prefab homes aim for zero energy bills
  San Francisco Chronicle, Robert Selna, 6/22/09
• How Solar Thermal Could Move Into Homes
  Greentech Media, Michael Kanellos, 6/17/09
• Prefab Housemakers Undaunted
  SFCurbed.com, Matthew Baume, 6/16/09
• Seeing Green in Oakland ZETA builds a net zero home in the East Bay
  NBC Bay Area - Around Town, Staff, 6/16/09
• New San Francisco prefab player to show its wares
  San Francisco Chronicle - SFGate.com on the Block Blog, Tracey Taylor, 6/16/09
• ZETA to open doors to 'net zero' home
  CNET - GreenTech Blog, Martin LaMonica, 6/15/09
• ZETA Communities to Reveal Prefab Net-Zero Home
  Fast Company, Ariel Schwartz, 6/15/09
• Keeping Score - Ready or not, a largely untested multifamily industry is expected to up the ante when it comes to green.
  Multifamily Executive, Chris Wood, 6/10/09
• A Green Building Market Overview
  Greentech Media, Michael Kanellos, 6/8/09
• 1,000 units, near car-free, planned in Hayward
  San Francisco Chronicle, Robert Selna, 6/8/09
• Green building's next frontier: Net-zero energy homes
  San Francisco Business Times, Lindsay Riddell, 5/22/09

2008

• The Year in Green Building
  Greentech Media, Michael Kanellos, 12/29/08
• Green Building: Cheaper Than You Thought
  Greentech Media, Michael Kanellos, 11/26/08
• Green Builder Zeta Communities Gets Funding
  Greentech Media, Michael Kanellos, 10/20/08
• Green Building VC Mystery Solved, and the Green Building Mafia
  Greentech Media, Michael Kanellos, 9/24/08
• Green Building Gets Its Boost in California
  Greentech Media, Michael Kanellos, 7/18/08
• Can Greentech Make Housing Cheaper?
  Greentech Media, Michael Kanellos, 5/21/08
• Green Buildings: No Subsidies Needed?
  Greentech Media, Michael Kanellos, 5/20/08